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The sold-out Black Sabbath final show has added even more appearances with Guns N’ Roses, Tool, and Rival Sons slated to perform. The farewell to Ozzy Osbourne concert in Birmingham, UK sold out in just under 10 minutes.
The show will take place on July 5 at Villa Park and the ‘Back to the Beginning’ event features a star-studded lineup of metal acts. Also set to appear are Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Alice in Chains, Halestorm, Lamb of God, Anthrax, and Mastodon. A ‘supergroup of musicians’ honoring Ozzy and his contributions to the metal scene will also perform. Jason Mamoa is on board as host and compere.
They include Duff McKagan and Slash (Guns N’ Roses), Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins), Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit), K.K. Downing (Judas Priest), Jake E. Lee (Ozzy Osbourne), Wolfgang Van Halen (Van Halen, Mammoth WVH), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Andrew Watt, Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), David Ellefson (Megadeth), Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Whitfield Crane (Ugly Kid Joe), David Draiman (Disturbed), Frank Bello (Anthrax), Jonathan Davis (Korn), Lizzy Hale (Halestorm), Mike Bordin (Faith No More), Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot), Sammy Hagar, Scott Ian (Anthrax), Sleep Token II (Sleep Token), and Papa V Perpetua (Ghost).
Proceeds from the ‘Back to the Beginning’ show will support Cure Parkinson’s the Birmingham Children’s Hospital, and Acorn Children’s Hospice. Ozzy Osbourne has not performed a full show since 2018. He revealed his Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2020, saying he has a ‘mild form’ of the disease that was diagnosed after a fall in February 2019. He made two appearances in 2022 at the Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony and the NFL kickoff.
Ozzy’s wife Sharon confirmed the rocker won’t perform a full set at the upcoming Black Sabbath reunion. “Ozzy didn’t have a chance to say goodbye to his friends, to his fans, and he feels there’s no been no full stop. This is his full stop,” Sharon Osbourne confirmed in a BBC interview. “For Ozzy right now, it’s definitely: I love you and good night.”
This is the first show the original lineup of Black Sabbath will perform together since 2005. When tickets went on sale for the one-night reunion show, more than 500,000 people were in the queue to purchase tickets to the event.
